Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-03
THE LEE MONUMENT.
wBAT STEPS THE COUNCIL HAVE
TAKEN TOWARDS ITS ERRCrIoE.
The Attitude Of tho City and the Lee honu-
ment Association with References
10 Each other.

On the evening OF october III, 1859,
Governor Lee appeared before q joint
session Of the two branches of the City
Council and made an address on behalf
of the proposed Lee monument. He
read the written proposition OF the
owners of the Allen property, in which
they agreed to dedicate to the city an
avenue 40 feet in width go feet each
way) from the centre of Franklin street,
extended, wherein to place the statue.
The Governor asked for 800, ,000 for the
Lee Monument Association from the
city to build the superstructure (the
foundation and pedestaD, which he
thought small contribution from the
city.
THE SECOND MOVE.
December 18th Mr.. Beverley Crump.
alderman, offered a resolution pro-
yiding for the appointment Of COM
mittee of five (three from the Common
Council and two from the Board) to in
quire into matters concerning the cree
ton of the monument, and the propo-
sition Of the owners of the Allen lot as
set out in the address of the Governor,
&C., &c. The Board refused to pass
this and laid it on the table.
THIRD MOVE.
Subsequently Mr.. Pizzini offered
resolution in the Council moving for an
appropriation by the city of $1,000 to
aid in the erection of the Lee monu
ment. This was referred to the Finance
Committee, who returned it without
action.
FOURTH MOVE.
An ordinance was recently offered by
Mr.. Starke in the Common Council
making an appropriation of 800, 900 to
aid in erecting the monument and a
sufficient sum of money besides to
grade, gutter, and curb Franklin and
Grace streets and Park avenue, ex-
tended, and all the cross streets inter
vening between Lombardy and a new
street to be opened one square beyond
the proposed monument site, the said
appropriations conditioned upon the
gift by the various property-owners to
the city of all the proposed new streets
and to the Lee Monument Association
the site and such land for parks, &c,
as may be necessary.
The ordinance was referred to the
Committees on Streets and Finance
Jointly, who will meet next Friday af-
ternoon at $50 to consider the subject.
This step is nearer the wishes of the
Lee Monument Board than any yet taken
by the Council, and while some few
have been trying to stir up interest in
the monument, yet most of the coun
cilmen seem to think that no overture
has been made for assistance or CO.
operation. They say that " Governor
Lee appeared before them in joint
session and made a speech-not a
proposition-on this point. But We
could take no action in joint session,
and we have received no cOmmunica-
ton from the Governor since. The
matter has never been presented i'll such
a way that we could act. If the Gov
GIuOI NOultl NIllt uh uHhlllb lOl CCAtulh
privileges or appropriations the paper
would be referred TO a committee and
some recommendation made to either
branch of the Council thereon" u"
THE GOVERNOR TO WRITE.
The Governor will soon write TO the
Council letter saying that nearly five
months have passed since he appeared
before them that he is not advised of
any action on their part, and asking if
they propose to give the assistance
sought.
1t seems to be a settled fact that the
monument will be placed on the Allen
LOT whether the city acquiesces in the
selection of that site or not.
The Dispatch is informed that if the
Council will stretch forth a helping
hand the monument will be put up Just
80 much sooner. II the Council does
not assist the monument will perhaps
he longer in raising its head, but it will
"get there lust the same"